The following patches merge the mkimage tool into the kernel. Thisutility is used by several arches to create a uImage file suitable forbooting with U-Boot.

As it stands today, a mkuboot.sh script is called, which searches forthe mkimage utility installed on the host system. This is slightlysuboptimal as it prevents things like automated rebuilds of certainplatforms on those architectures.

This is currently based on the mkimage version found in U-Boot 1.3.1.The tool is called mkubootimg in these patches, as mkimage is slightlyambiguous outside of the U-Boot source tree.